Dow Louisiana Operations Announces Hiring Plans for Specific Positions

Louisiana - October 12, 2005

In preparation of fulfilling ongoing business needs, Dow Louisiana Operations in Plaquemine is announcing plans to interview to fill the following positions:  Production Technicians, Analytical Technicians, Instrumentation Technician, Maintenance Planning, Work Coordinator (with Inspection Experience), Maintenance Technologist Leader, Production Engineers, Reliability Engineers and Electrical Engineers.

Applications are currently being accepted via the internet at:  www.dowcareers.com.

Interested individuals can learn more about Dow opportunities and how to be considered for a position by logging on to www.dowcareers.com and click on "Jobs@Dow," then "Administrative Support and Technician Job Opportunities" for technician opportunities or "Professional Jobs" for Engineer opportunities. Applicants will then be asked to choose the location and position. A help button is available at the bottom of the web page in each step of the process.

Qualified applicants will be contacted to schedule testing. Test-qualified applicants will then be contacted for interviews.

For Editorial Information:

Gary Cambre
The Dow Chemical Company
(225) 353-8265